News - what is it and where to find it

Harold Evans - when he was editor of The Sunday Times said: "News is people. It's people talking and doing. Committees, cabinets and courts are people; so are fires, accidents and planning decisions. They are only news because they affect and involve people."

It is also true that other things make news,wars make good copy for journalists, strikes, even disputes between friends and politics. So does sleaze, corruptions, sex - scandals, the royal family, abuses of power, and celebrity affairs. But they all involve people.

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UK Students compete for £15,000 scholarship

Ambitious students were recently given the chance to compete for a £15,000 grant to start their own business.

Two students from the UK were fortunate enough to be shortlisted for the grant. Mike Quinn, awarded an MBA from Oxford's Said Business School, and Regis Pradal of LSE's management course visited the Dutch city in late November, competing against six others.

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